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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered that the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde withdraw from the state with immediate effect.
The IGP also ordered that the Commissioner of Police in charge of Gombe State, CP Etim Equa immediately proceed to Adamawa state for election security of the yet-to-be concluded supplementary governorship poll.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, while addressing newsmen on Tuesday, April 17, 2023, in Abuja, said the IGP is committed to a free and fair process.
Meanwhile, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had earlier reconvened at the state collation centre in Yola, the Adamawa State capita amid heavy presence of security operatives.
INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Adamu Gujungu, who has been mandated to take the place of the now suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari, was seen at the collation centre.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, is also expected at the collation centre.
INEC writes IG to probe Ari
Recall that INEC, on Tuesday, wrote the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to probe and prosecute the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa Ari.
INEC had on Sunday suspended collation for the Saturday supplementary governorship election in Adamawa after Ari announced Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner over the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Ari summoned to Abuja
INEC had immediately summoned Ari to Abuja and declared his announcement an invalid declaration and usurpation of the powers of the collation and returning officer.
The Commission also said it will write the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to probe and prosecute Ari.
Before the collation exercise was suspended on Saturday night, results from 10 LGAs had been announced — and Binani was trailing Fintiri.
The collation of results from the remaining 10 LGAs was expected to commence by 11am on Sunday, and Mele Lamido, the returning officer for the Adamawa governorship election, was not present when Ari announced Binani as the winner of the election.
Meanwhile, and according to the constitution, Lamido is the rightful official empowered to declare the winner of the election.
~Vanguard
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